Sign support for temporary structures



p Y E. I D I SIGN SUPPORT FOR TBMEORARY STRUCTURES Filed Jan. 23, 1926v2 Sheets-Sheet 1 22. T zz/ 75 INVENTOR MATTO NEY zel 19 l Se t. 2 192 p47. 7 E.P1Tou Y SIGN sU1`=1 oRT FOR TEMPRARY STRUCTURES v FiledJan.23.u`192e 2 sheets-sheet 2V n INVENTOR Euyenefz'ow BKK )ma ATTORNEYPatented Sept. 27, `1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT*l OFFICE.-

Ytandarts rrrou, orksw GARDENS/NEW Yoan,` AssIGNoR To AMERICANv sArntrYYy DEVICE/co., or NEW'YORK; N. Y., A coRPoRA'rroN or NEW YORK.

SIGN" SUPPORTZFOR` TEMPORARY STRUCTURES.

Appnca'aon nleajan'uaryvza, 1926. seriai No. 83,194.

vThis invention relates to sign A supports for temporary',structures,and more particularly vhas ri'or its primary object and purpose toprovide an improveddetachable and interchangeable 4sign receiving andsupporting means -tor'sidewalk bridge structures such as are used duringthe erection of a building for the purpose of protecting thepedes triansagainst possible yinjury by vtallingma` terials. L

It is anotherrobject of the invention to provide signholders or supportswhich .may be very easily andquickly attachedto or detached :from thetransverse beams for girders of the bridge structure, and inwhich theindividual'signs'may be readily mounted and secured or removedtherefrom.

It is another object'ot' the invention .to provide such demountable signholders or supports for' sidewallrlbridges which,v are so mouted andarranged relative to the bridge structure that the ornamental 'signssupported thereby will conceal the unsightly parts of thebridgestructure.l Further, itis possible by means of my invention-,tomost advantageously utilize rthe, available advertising space and at thesame time to preserve the advertising .signs when the temporary bridgestructure is removed so that the same signs may be again'erectedinVconnection with another bridge structure. The' use of Vmy' improveddetachable sign yiholders or supports greatly facilitatestheinterchangeabilityo'f advertising signsused at dierent locations andwithout inj u'ry thereto.

l/Vith the above and other objects'in View,

theinvention consists inl the improvedsign holding or supportingmea-nsffor temporary structures and in the form, construction andrelative varrangement ofthe-various parts thereof as will be hereinaftermore fully described, illustrated in the `accompanying drawings, andsubsequently incorporated in the subjoined claims. InY the drawings,wherein I haveillustrated one simple and practical embodiment of theinvention, and in which similar reference characters designate'corresponding parts throughout ythe several views,-

Figure l is a front elevation partly broken away and partlyv in sectionshowing' a temporary bridge structure provided withA my improved signVsupporting or holding means;

Fig. A.f2-fis. an enlargedv horizontal section takenfsubstantially onthe line 2-2 oft Figfl; Y. f i

Fig. Sis a vertical section taken on the line 23e-,3 orFig. l; A. Fig.'4 is a fragmentary perspective view of a part of thesign and itsmarginalframe; -Figs. ,and Gare-similar viewsshowing other `forms. oflthe marginal frame for vthe sign, andA .4 i f 'f Figs. 47 andA 8 aredetail. horizontal' sec-f tionalviews similar to Fig.` 2 showing.alternativeforms ot the rdetachable sign holding or supporting means. yj

For the purpose'of illustrating the man- 11er of application and use ofthe presentinvention, I have shown a temporary sidewalkV bridgeinWhichrthe overhead platform 5 is supported upon spaced transverse vmetalI- bea-m56. These I-beams atrtheir opposite ends are lclamped toorotherwise detachably secured uponthe heads 7 of the spaced ver?ticalcolunins 8,v each of which isr provided with a suitably `formedbase vresting upont the ground or secured u on suitable longitudinalAbeams or sills. `he.heads 7 `of the spaced.. columns 'are ,connectedwith each other by horizontal brace rods or pipes, 9.

To opposite sidesof the vertical web of l each I-beamv 6 between theupper andr lower flanges thereof the 4L-shaped brackets l0 arepermanentlysecured by means of rivets 1l extendingthrough said web andthe flanges of 4the brackets engaged therewith.y The other flanges ofthese brackets'projectingl laterally in opposite directions from thebeam web are provided with vertically spaced bolt receiving openings.The .outer faces of saidflanges are flush vwithithe end-f edge of thevertical 'web and horizontal lianges of the `beam 6.

As shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, in one embodiment of my invention, lprovide metal bars 12.0tl suitable length lwhich are of T-shape form incross section, and these ybarsare adapted to be arrangedv Withv theirhead flanges in bearing contact againstv thel ends'of the beams 6 andthe vflanges', of the brackets 10, said head flanges 13 each `beingprovidedV with longitudinally spaced openings A14 therein These openingsare spaced apart for a distance corresponding tothe distance between thebolt receiving los openings in the flanges of the brackets 10 andselected pairs of the openings 14 are adapted to be positioned inregistering relation with the openings inl the respective bracketflanges. The bolts 15 are then inserted through these registeringopenings and the nuts 16 tightened against the inner sides of thebracket flanges whereby the vertical bar 12 is rigidly fixed upon theend of the I-beam.

To the opposite side faces of the central web or flange 17 of each bar12 the sign holders 18 are rigidly secured by the lrivets 19. As showninr Fig. 2 of the drawings,

f each of these sign holders which is preferably formed of sheet metalconsists of a channel shaped strip of thesamerlength as the bar 12, thechannel thereof at its lower end being closed by the base flange 20. Theside flanges of each o-f these channel vsupporting members are providedin spaced relation to its upper and lower ends with openings for apurpose which will be presently explained.

The sign generally indicated at -21 bearing suitable advertisingmatter-on its outer face may consist either of a single sign board or ofa plurality of relatively narrow planks arranged in the same plane andin superposed relation with each other as shown in Figs. 4'and 5. Ineither case, the signfboard is' provided with an ornamental marginalframe, which as shown in Figs. 2 and 4 may consist merely of narrowmetal strips 22 secured at spacedpoints to the opposite'sides of theedge of the board. The end portions of these frame strips andthe endedges of the board have transverse openings therel through which areadapted to register with the openings in the` flanges of the channelledholders 18 to receive the retaining bolts 23 whereby the sign board isremovably held in said channelled holders 18 against vertical movementtherein;

kWith the above construction, it will be observed that the bars 12 maybe adjusted and positioned relative to the ends of the I-beams 6 wherebythe sign 21 when mounted and secured in said holders will hide thebridge platform and the supporting heads 7 and I-beams 6 and thusmaterially add to the attractive appearance of the structure. The signsto be used in connection with the detachable holders or supports may beof various ornamental forms` and it will be understood that if desired,'these signs can be of greater width than as herein indicated to extendfor any desired distanceabove the upper ends of the holders -or supports18.

In Fig. 5 of the drawings, I have shown the marginal frame for the signboard as consisting of channeled metal strips 22 of U-shape form whichreceive the longitudinal and end edges of the board while in Fig. 6 thismarginal 'frame consists of a single continuous metal strip 22a ofangular form in cross section, the edges of the sign board beingsuitably secured againstthe inner side of the vertically disposed flangeof the frame strip as indicated in the drawing. 'HowevenV it will beunderstood that this marginal frame for the sign is not essential andmay be eliminated if desired, especially in those cases where the boardis in the form of a one piece structure.

In Fig. 7 of the drawings I have shown a slightly different embodimentof the device, wherein ,instead of providing the angular brackets abovereferred to, metal plates 10 are secured to opposite sides ofthe web ofthe I-bearn 6 and project beyond-the end thereof, said projecting ends'of said plates having vertically spaced openings therein. to receive theremovable bolts which extend through the central flange 17 of the T-barwhich is positioned between the ends of said plates. This flange 17 likethe flanges 13 in the construction first described, is vprovided with alongitudinally extending spaced series of openings therein to registerwith the bolt receiving openings in the plate 10. The other flanges 13of the T- bar projecting in opposite directions from the central flange'17 are provided with openings to receive the removable attaching bolts23 for the sign boards 21. In this case, the ends of the adjacent signboards may be arranged in close abutting Contact with each other, sincethe channelled holders areV not employed but the signs are detachablybolted directly to the flanges of the T-bar.

-In Fig. 8V of the drawings, I have illustrated another alternativeconstruction in which the adjacent sign yboards are more widely spacedapart than in Fig. 2. In this case plates 24 and 25 are secured by thebolts 15ZL to the brackets 10, 'the intermediate portions of said platesbeing engaged upon each other and the .opposite edges of the plate 25being angularly offset as at 26 so as to provide flanges there-oncooperating with the edges of the plate 24 to provide suitable channelsfor receiving .the opposite ends of the sign boards 21a. It will ofcourse, be understood that in this case these channels at their lowerends will be provided with the stop flanges corresponding tothe flanges2O in the construction first described and that the side flanges of thechannels may also be provided with suitable openings to register withopenings in the edges of the oird for the reception of the retaining ots.

As shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings, in

connection with the construction first described, I may also provide anobliquely 'disposed brace 27 fixed at one of its ends to the lower endof the T-bar 12 and extending upwardly and inwardly therefrom toV bearat its other end upon the column head 7 thus relievingA the attachingbolts -15 ofexcessive strains in the event that an outward pressureshould be lapplied against the upper portion of the sign boardprojecting above the. bridge platform, as in the event of materialsfalling against the same.` I

From theforegoing description, considered in connection with theaccompanying draw` ings, the construction, manner of application andseveral advantages of the described embodiments of the invention will beclearly ind fully understood. t will 'be evident that by means of myimproved detachable sign holders or supports, the ornamental signs forsuch sidewalk bridges canvbe very easily and quickly erected, or removedafter the completion Vof the building operations and transferred toanother location and again erected in display position. Thus, inapplying the device, it is only necessary to first properly adjustT-bars 12 in accordance with the desired height `of the sign board abovethe ground and then secure the bars rigidly by the bolts 15. The signboards are then moved downwardly in the channelled holders anddetachably secured in connection therewith by the bolts 23, or as inFig. 7, the ends of the adjacent sign board i' are arranged in abuttingcontact against the flanges 13 and fixed thereto by the boltsV 23. Ineither case, a very rigid and secure support for the sign boards isprovided. rIhese boards which may be made highly ornamental greatlyimprove the appearance of the temporary structure erected over thesidewalk. After the temporary sidewalk structure has served its purposeand is to be removed, the signs 21 are first removed simply bywithdrawing the bolts 23 and disengaging the ends of the sign boardsfrom he channelled holders. The bolts 15 are ,hen removed to detach theT-bars from the ends of the I-beam 6, and the several parts may then bereadily transported to a new location to be again erected and applied tothe temporary bridge structure in the manner above described. It will beseen that this easy and quick transfer of the signs from one locationtoY the other may be effected without the slightest injury to the signitself,vthus saving considerable expense which would be incident to theproduction of a new sign for each individual operation.

While I have described my improved detachable sign holders as used inconnection with a particular type of temporary bridge structure, it willnevertheless, be understood that the essential features thereof mightalso be employed in connection with other forms of these temporarybridges. Likewise, the several parts of the sign holders or supports andthe attaching means therefor might also be modified in various respects.Accordingly, I reserve the privilege of resorting to all such legitimatechanges therein as may be fairly embodied withinthe spirit and scope ofthe invention as claimed.

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1.V A mounting for advertising signs, parapets, and the like ontemporary architectural structures, comprising :Ea sign holcerof theform of a rectangular metal strip with a channel along its longitudinaledge, in which the edges of the sign boards or the sign frame areinserted; a vertical carrier of T-shaped cross section for the signholder, along the one side of which carrier the sign holder is fastened;a pair of clamps adapted to be fastened with their one ends at avariable height at one of the flanges of the T- sha ed carrier, and withtheir other ends at bot i sides of a vertical web of a proleiron,arranged in the architectural structure ess entially perpendicularly tothe advertising sign.

2. A mounting for advertising signs, parapets, and the like .ontemporary architectural structures, comprising a sign holder of theVform of a rectangular metal'strip with a channel along its longitudinaledge, in which the edges of the sign boards or the sign frame areinserted; a vertical carrier of T-shaped cross section for the signholder, along the one side of which carrier the sign holder is fastened;a pair of ]-shaped clamps, the one flanges of which are fastened at avariable height at the said carrier, and the other `lianges of which arefastened at both sides of the end of the web of an I-iron, arranged inthe architectural structure essentially perpendicularly to theadvertising sign.

3. A mounting for advertising sions, para.- pets, and th-e like ontemporary architectural structures, comprising :-a sign holder,consisting of two rectangular sheet metal strips, each having signholding channel at its one longitudinal edge; a vertical carrier ofT-shaped cross section, along the web of which the said holder stripsare fastened, and having two vertical rows of holes along the other twoflanges, two I-shaped clamps, adapted to be fastened with their one endsat a variable height of said carrier in the said holes and with theirother ends at both sides of a vertical web of a proiile iron arranged inthe architectural structure essentially perpendicularlyto theadvertising sign.

4. A mounting for advertising signs, parapets, and the like on temporaryarchitectural 1 structures, comprising z-vertically arranged signholders with longitudinal edges adapted to hold the edges ofthe signboards or of the sign frame; free accessible vertical webs in thearchitectural structure, which webs 1 lll() lll() consolelike bracesinserted between the said sign holders `and vother suitable .parts ofthe architectural structure.

5. The combination with an architectural structure having `parallelhorizontal beams, of ebrackets secured to beam-ends, vertical bars, thebrackets and bars having cooperating `formation by which the bars may besecured in vertically. adjusted positions to the brackets, verticallychanneled sign holders :secured 'to the bars, and signs having edgeportions adapted for insertion in the holder channels. Y

In :testimony that I claiin the foregoing .as my invention, I havesigned Imy naine hereto.

EUGENE PITOU.

